Several years ago in our primary, we had an object lesson that made quite an impression. I hope my words are adequate to describe how we did this. It does require some preparation.
First…bake cookies (snickerdoodles work well) Second bake some (just a few) cookies with your substituted recipe. Take them to class covered and in a jar or on a plate. Gather ingredients for the making of cookies–measuring spoons, bowls, flour, salt, etc. The only thing is to leave out some of the key ingredients such as sugar. Substitute salt for the sugar, alum for the baking powder, etc.
Explain as you assemble the cookie ingredients that the cookies will turn out just fine with substituted ingredients and that they will taste just fine if we don’t follow the recipe. (You are playing a role of the adversary here). Continue to add ingredients (I usually make clay that can be taken to the nursery afterward and let the nursery children use it), all the time acting embarrassed that you forgot the correct ingredients but confident that things will turn our all right in the end. This is really fun and can be camped up to really get the kids participating.
When all is said and done and they have an opportunity (through the magic of your already baked cookies) to taste the results, explain to them how our Heavenly Father gives us a “recipe” for our lives through the scriptures, counsel from the leaders and prophet, our parents, etc. and if we follow it, we will turn our all right in the end. If we don’t follow the counsel and substitute our own “ingredients” believing that we will turn our all right in the end, that we could end up like our failed cookies and not be acceptable to ourselves and others.
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